Consuming Splendor

A study of the ways in which the consumption of luxury goods transformed social practices, gender roles, royal policies, and the economy in 17th century England... » 

A study of the ways in which the consumption of luxury goods transformed social practices, gender roles, royal policies, and the economy in 17th century England. This book charts the development of new ways of shopping; new aspirations and identities shaped by print, continental travel, and trade to Asia, Africa, the East and West Indies and more. «